Justin Nation
Nindie SpotlightNindie Spotlight Button City Review
Published 8/10/2021
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Series X|S / PC / PS5 / Mac / Switch - 8/9/2021
Button City
Button City is a colorful low poly adventure game about cute animals and an arcade. Play as Fennel the fox as you explore a diorama world, play exciting arcade games, and meet cute animal friends. Explore a high-jinks story to save the arcade from a greedy fat cat who threatens to tear it down.
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- Subliminal
- Publisher
- Subliminal
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Whimsical / playful / lightheartedDefining · Curated baseline
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Highly replayableModerately · Curated baseline
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Critic avg
68
19 scored reviews
Total coverage
19
All coverage currently scored
Score range
50–90
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Signal shape
Polarized
Score range is 31+ points
Critic landscape
The critic average is 68 across 19 scored reviews, with a 40-point spread. Critics are far apart on this one.
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Most scored reviews currently sit in the Below 70 band.
Score distribution
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19 included scored reviews
90–1002 reviews · 11%
80–893 reviews · 16%
70–796 reviews · 32%
Below 708 reviews · 42%
Showing 11-19 of 19 matching critic reviews. 19 total critic reviews. Page 2 of 2.
Rebecca Smith
PlayStation LifeStyleButton City Review – The Importance of a Community (PS5)
Published 8/10/2021
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75
+7 vs critic avg
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Read originalStephen Tailby
Push SquareMini Review: Button City (PS5) - A Cute Adventure, But That's About It
Published 8/9/2021
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Score
50
-18 vs critic avg
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Read originalKurt Perry
PC InvasionButton City review — A trip down to the arcade
Published 8/9/2021
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75
+7 vs critic avg
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Read originalJoshua Robin
Nintendo World ReportButton City (Switch) Review
Published 8/9/2021
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75
+7 vs critic avg
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Read originalJames Paley
COGconnectedButton City Review – On The Importance of Arcades
Published 8/9/2021
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80
+12 vs critic avg
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Read originalDonovan Erskine
ShacknewsButton City review: The Power of friendship
Published 8/9/2021
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80
+12 vs critic avg
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Read originalJordan Biordi
CGMagazineButton City Review
Published 8/9/2021
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Score
90
+22 vs critic avg
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Read originalWilliam Worrall
TechRaptorButton City Review
Published 8/9/2021
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70
+2 vs critic avg
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